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Juicy D. Links 08-08-2014 09:29 AM
Is this racist? A app so you can avoid "certain" neighborhoods
 
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http://gawker.com/creator-of-ghettot...ega-1249859432


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GhettoTracker.com is just as deplorable as its name suggests. The website, which surfaced yesterday on Hacker News and PandoDaily, invites users to rate neighborhoods based on "which parts of town are safe and which ones are ghetto, or unsafe." Unsafe to whom? Well, the gleaming white family on its "About" page, of course.

GhettoTracker's "ghettos" aren't identified based on mugging statistics or murder rates?or any hard data at all, really. Instead, "ghettos" are determined by the site's users and delineated by their prejudices. It's a new, crowd-sourced twist on stop-and-frisk: Just drop a little red dot anywhere you think upstanding folks should stop-and-avoid.

It might be the most cynical use of technology since some marketing asshat tried to turn homeless people into human Wi-Fi hotspots at South by Southwest.

L-Pink 08-08-2014 09:35 AM
Just installed it on my iphone. Thanks!

Bladewire 08-08-2014 09:37 AM
People of all colors want to avoid ghettos and barrios :D

brassmonkey 08-08-2014 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Squirtit (Post 20186484)
People of all colors want to avoid ghettos and barrios :D
yeah its true :2 cents: the best take-out is in the hood azteca is my favorite place

NaughtyRob 08-08-2014 09:56 AM
Agreed. :2 cents:
Unfortunately in my business I end up going to places like that to pick up a model to take to the shoot since most don't have cars. And no way I'd make a model take the bus to a shoot with me.

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Originally Posted by Squirtit (Post 20186484)
People of all colors want to avoid ghettos and barrios :D

bagfull 08-08-2014 09:57 AM
I love the hood, many ways to make money

BareBacked 08-08-2014 09:59 AM
this is a really smart move.
They managed to do a reverse here to get thru apples approval process

The REAL purpose of this app is to locate where to buy drugs

Mutt 08-08-2014 10:01 AM
The Schwoogie Buzzer is the button a shop staff member presses when they
see a black person, or Schwoogie, enter the shop. The sound of The
Schwoogie Buzzer alerts the other staff members allowing them to follow
the Schwoogie around the store to ensure it doesn't steal a necklace or
the latest rap album.

So no, the app isn't racist, it's a practical tool like the schwoogie buzzer.

Sly 08-08-2014 10:01 AM
I have lived in two different ghettos and lived next to another. There is nothing wrong with not wanting to go through the ghetto. Anyone thinking otherwise has never spent any time in one.

I'm not scared of them, but they are not for everyone. Especially if you are jumpy and have white guilt.

DirtyRed875 08-08-2014 10:02 AM
crime follows poverty sooooooo, maybe not rascist? :Oh crap

420 08-08-2014 10:05 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 20186518)
The Schwoogie Buzzer is the button a shop staff member presses when they
see a black person, or Schwoogie, enter the shop. The sound of The
Schwoogie Buzzer alerts the other staff members allowing them to follow
the Schwoogie around the store to ensure it doesn't steal a necklace or
the latest rap album.

So no, the app isn't racist, it's a practical tool like the schwoogie buzzer.
Did that ever catch on as a slur or is it still just a silly word?

brassmonkey 08-08-2014 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Sly (Post 20186520)
I have lived in two different ghettos and lived next to another. There is nothing wrong with not wanting to go through the ghetto. Anyone thinking otherwise has never spent any time in one.

I'm not scared of them, but they are not for everyone. Especially if you are jumpy and have white guilt.
Damn that is correct :2 cents: if you are flashy stay out of the hood :2 cents:

L-Pink 08-08-2014 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by brassmonkey (Post 20186532)
Damn that is correct :2 cents: if you are flashy stay out of the hood :2 cents:
Any tourist in almost any city should know what areas to avoid.

Mutt 08-08-2014 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 420 (Post 20186524)
Did that ever catch on as a slur or is it still just a silly word?
it's not new, new york jewish/yiddish slang - derived from 'schvartz' -----> 'schvoog'

Grapesoda 08-08-2014 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links (Post 20186475)
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http://gawker.com/creator-of-ghettot...ega-1249859432


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deplorable? now why in the fuck would I want to drive though a ghetto?

Grapesoda 08-08-2014 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by DirtyRed875 (Post 20186521)
crime follows poverty sooooooo, maybe not rascist? :Oh crap
whoops!!! actually crime is the one of the causes of poverty

L-Pink 08-08-2014 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Grapesoda (Post 20186551)
whoops!!! actually crime is the one of the causes of poverty
No one invests time or money in a high crime area. Crime areas have much less opportunity for employment, housing, decent shopping and restaurants.

No investor in his right mind builds housing, stores or puts a business in a crime riddled neighborhood.

BareBacked 08-08-2014 10:35 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sly (Post 20186520)
I have lived in two different ghettos and lived next to another. There is nothing wrong with not wanting to go through the ghetto. Anyone thinking otherwise has never spent any time in one.

I'm not scared of them, but they are not for everyone. Especially if you are jumpy and have white guilt.
why would you live in a ghetto?

Captain Kawaii 08-08-2014 10:51 AM
Thats a great app. :thumbsup

bronco67 08-08-2014 11:45 AM
There's nothing racist about not wanting to get jacked.

Scott McD 08-08-2014 11:51 AM
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/...es_racista.gif

MiamiBoyz 08-08-2014 11:53 AM
I want this app immediately so I can find models!

brassmonkey 08-08-2014 11:54 AM
you guys are fucking clueless!!! :1orglaugh you think the pros jack in the hood? nope they go where the real money flows :2 cents::2 cents: 10k and up

Grapesoda 08-08-2014 12:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by L-Pink (Post 20186564)
No one invests time or money in a high crime area. Crime areas have much less opportunity for employment, housing, decent shopping and restaurants.

No investor in his right mind builds housing, stores or puts a business in a crime riddled neighborhood.
bingo! this is why big stores tend to stay out of ghettos causing residents to pay higher prices :2 cents:

slapass 08-08-2014 12:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sly (Post 20186520)
I have lived in two different ghettos and lived next to another. There is nothing wrong with not wanting to go through the ghetto. Anyone thinking otherwise has never spent any time in one.

I'm not scared of them, but they are not for everyone. Especially if you are jumpy and have white guilt.
I would agree with this.

Sidenote: it is racist to assume that only people of color would live in an area to be avoided. The app is not racist but our perception of the US is pretty skewed obviously hahaha.

slapass 08-08-2014 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by brassmonkey (Post 20186636)
you guys are fucking clueless!!! :1orglaugh you think the pros jack in the hood? nope they go where the real money flows :2 cents::2 cents: 10k and up
Pros are not an issue to most people, it is the amateurs that you want to avoid.

beerptrol 08-08-2014 02:21 PM
Installed it and now it's saying to avoid gfy












NVM! That was my keyboard warrior app!

brassmonkey 08-08-2014 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by beerptrol (Post 20186816)
Installed it and now it's saying to avoid gfy












NVM! That was my keyboard warrior app!
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L-Pink 08-08-2014 02:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by beerptrol (Post 20186816)
Installed it and now it's saying to avoid gfy
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fuzebox 08-08-2014 02:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by L-Pink (Post 20186536)
Any tourist in almost any city should know what areas to avoid.
:thumbsup :thumbsup

Nothing worse than visiting a new city and taking the wrong turn... Brilliant app.

xxxjay 08-08-2014 03:04 PM
no, that's just common sense

I don't care how good the barbecue is in Compton... I'm not going there

nico-t 08-08-2014 04:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by brassmonkey (Post 20186532)
Damn that is correct :2 cents: if you are flashy stay out of the hood :2 cents:
werd dogg :2 cents:

brassmonkey 08-08-2014 04:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by xxxjay (Post 20186864)
no, that's just common sense

I don't care how good the barbecue is in Compton... I'm not going there
im there every year :thumbsup i wear black or white when i go :1orglaugh avoid issues

Seth Manson 08-08-2014 04:34 PM
Too bad the Griswold family didnt have that app when they were on vacation.

TheSquealer 08-08-2014 04:35 PM
How is a neighborhood being dangerous racist to admit to?

SilentKnight 08-08-2014 06:14 PM
I recall a trip to Atlantic City a few years back - and was struck by the sudden transition within one block of the glam and glitz of the boardwalk...to rundown, seedy ghetto area.

brassmonkey 08-08-2014 06:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentKnight (Post 20187020)
I recall a trip to Atlantic City a few years back - and was struck by the sudden transition within one block of the glam and glitz of the boardwalk...to rundown, seedy ghetto area.
i bet you rolled those windows up so fast they almost broke :1orglaugh

SilentKnight 08-08-2014 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by brassmonkey (Post 20187023)
i bet you rolled those windows up so fast they almost broke :1orglaugh
Not at all - we walked a mile or two through the backstreets to get back to the car.

I've been shootin' all sorts of abandonments in badass areas of cities for decades. Shit like that doesn't even phase me.

FoxyFletch 08-08-2014 06:47 PM
its not racist if there is also an app for ghetto gangesters to avoid white neighbourhoods

brassmonkey 08-08-2014 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SilentKnight (Post 20187029)
Not at all - we walked a mile or two through the backstreets to get back to the car.

I've been shootin' all sorts of abandonments in badass areas of cities for decades. Shit like that doesn't even phase me.
well if you can hold your own take the risk. me if im walking i have a 9 mill or better :2 cents:

brassmonkey 08-08-2014 07:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by FoxyFletch (Post 20187033)
its not racist if there is also an app for ghetto gangesters to avoid white neighbourhoods
avoid? future belushi or cheese customers no fucking way :2 cents::2 cents:

onwebcam 08-10-2014 08:51 PM
DC news crew robbed while reporting on app that identifies ?sketchy? neighborhoods
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/1...neighborhoods/


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xNetworx 08-10-2014 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by onwebcam (Post 20188469)
DC news crew robbed while reporting on app that identifies ?sketchy? neighborhoods
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/1...neighborhoods/


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